Today, October 6, SIG announces its new Legion series of up-featured pistols in their SIG-Sauer Classic line: http://www.legionseries.com/ .
I’ve been running a pre-release Legion P229R 9mm for a few weeks now in Florida, Texas, and the Midwest. My review will appear in a future issue of American Handgunner magazine.
Salient points: First, the company made the Legion modifications based on recommendations from some of its heaviest-hitter users in police work and military special forces, compiled by their own highly-skilled and well-informed instructors at the company’s excellent school, SIG Academy. Since SIGs are used by many police agencies and are standard issue with SEALs, this is a great pool of knowledge to draw from. Second, they’re creating an on-line “club” for Legion buyers, sort of like a sports car owners’ club. It’s going to be interesting to see if that becomes a trend. The promised quarterly e-newsletter with input from other owners could prove valuable.
I like the new “X-ray” sights, particularly the fact that they were dialed in for point of aim/point of impact out of the box. With a Bruce Gray adjustable trigger and factory action hone, the Legion is about halfway between the already-famously-smooth standard SIG trigger pull, and a custom job by a top gunsmith like Gray or Ernest Langdon. I was pleased with it. In three runs on 60-shot police qualifications in three states, it has given me three perfect qual scores (300/300) and a 599 out of 600 score on the tight rings of a B27 police silhouette in competition scoring. Tough to ask for more than that. One brand of cheap ammo from WalMart felt weak, which would explain the extraction failures that occurred with it, but with an MSRP of $1428 (expect a gun shop price in the low $1300s), the Legion’s target market doesn’t buy their ammo at WalMart. The SIG Legion ran 100% with several other types of standard pressure, NATO, +P and +P+ 9mm ammo, and I’m carrying it today with confidence.
New approaches to interacting with end users are always welcome. I wouldn’t be surprised to see other firearms manufacturers copying what SIG has done with these new Legion pistols.
Joining the Legion club makes you eligible for all sorts of goodies. That sort of empty space in the custom case is for your choice of several designer knives with Legion logos, not included with pistol.
Shooting a pace-setter qualification with the P229 Legion. Shooting characteristics were excellent.
“X-RAY” day-night sights worked great.
Legion delivered 599 out of 600 in competition scoring for 60 timed shots; the 9 at 10 o’clock was Mas’ fault, not the pistol’s.
Wish I could afford one. I’ll just stick with my 1996 vintage CZ 75 in the meantime. It’s doing just fine.
I bought a Sig M11A1 earlier this year and I love it. The trigger feels like pulling your finger through soft butter and the gun just exudes quality. I can only imagine how nice the Legion guns will be!
That front sight looks suspiciously like a Trijicon HD. I certainly like my HDs. Is that a Legion brand Legion challenge coin? Cute.
Great to read, I’d really want one as well. However, the sig 320 has my attention, for right now. Then again, I’ve got enough polymer handguns. Are you ever going to visit Greensboro, North Carolina?
Wood, it is quite similar. David, I’m afraid the Carolinas aren’t on my schedule this year.
Another extremely accurate Sig that goes along with their other weapons. Thanks for the information on this pistol.
The new Legion pistols sound and look great. For what Sig is charging for them the internals should be rust proof too.
I would love to buy a couple Sigs but they are just not in my price range. I’ll have to make do with my ugly but highly functional Glocks.
While SIG’s marketing program for this line isn’t my cup of tea, it looks to be a well put together pistol. I have a stock, rack-grade P229 and it’s one of my favorites. So I’ll bet these will be amazing. I’ve already seen one pop-up at an online dealer for $1250. Not sure if it was in stock or being offered as a pre-order, but if it’s as nice as you say, that’s not too bad.
Dave/Keough – have you dry-fired a 320 yet? I think you might re-evaluate your priorities once you do. I am currently salivating for the arrival of the 320 – .45 version, which should be any day now, according to my local FFL. I have already dry-fired each frame size in
Hate when that happens. I am using my bride’s laptop and seem to fudge something up every time I do – sorry, folks. So. I, too was a fella that loved all things Sig, save the price tag. My long-anticipated .45 ACP P320, background check, tax – out the door – $610.00 here in central Pa. NOW you’ve got a customer, Sig Sauer! Eddie – ya got that? I don’t think I have ever been this anxious for a gun before – I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas!
I like my Sig, but I love my CZs
Thanks for a great review. Just ordered one in .357 Sig.
Like Don, I feel like a kid awaiting Santa’s arrival.
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